Selina Hayat Ivy, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), was arrested around 5:45am today following a night-long raid at her Deobhog residence in the city.
Confirming the arrest, Additional Superintendent of Narayanganj Police Tarek Al Mehdi said Ivy is accused in at least five cases filed with different police stations in connection with killings and attacks during the July uprising.
She will be formally shown arrested in these cases, he said.
A team from Sadar Model Police Station entered Ivy's residence 'Chunka Kutir' around 11:30pm last night to arrest her. But she said that she would not leave the house at night. Six hours later, Ivy boarded the police vehicle, our correspondent reports from the spot.
Ivy, who was elected mayor of NCC for three consecutive terms, was the former senior vice-president of the district Awami League.
Meanwhile, news of the police raid sparked protests in the area as thousands of locals took to the streets overnight.
Chanting slogans, they said they would not allow police to take away in the dark of night
As she was being taken away by police, thousands of men and women chanted slogans in her support.